CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2018

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 4›
· as of Day 4
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Onosho
· Onomatsu-beya · AomoriAomori
2
Takanoiwa
· Chiganoura-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
3
Yago
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Kotoeko
· Sadogatake-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
5
Meisei
· Tatsunami-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
6
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
7
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
Takagenji
· Tokiwayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
9
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
10
Tsurugisho
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
12
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
13
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
14
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
15
Shimanoumi
· Kise-beya · MieMie
16
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
17
Hakuyozan
· Takadagawa-beya · YamagataYamagata
18
19
Takanosho
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
20
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
21
Akiseyama
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
22
Chiyonoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
23
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
24
Tobizaru
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Wakatakakage
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
26
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
27
Terunofuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
28
Asabenkei
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
Tokyo
Ryōgoku Kokugikan両国国技館
Tōkyō-to · capacity 11,098
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Ryōgoku is sumo's historical heart - the surrounding Sumida-ku neighbourhood has been home to stables, retired rikishi, and chankonabe restaurants for over a century. The current Kokugikan opened in 1985, hosts three of the six annual bashos, and houses the (free) Sumo Museum on the ground floor. The roof of the arena is modelled on a Shintō shrine.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Chankonabe↗ちゃんこ鍋 - The calorie-dense stew rikishi live on - many former-rikishi-run restaurants in Ryōgoku serve it.
  • Monjayaki↗もんじゃ焼き - Tokyo's loose, savoury cousin to okonomiyaki. Best on Tsukishima Island, two stops south.
  • Edomae sushi↗江戸前寿司 - Tokyo-style sushi, originated in the bay. Toyosu and Tsukiji markets are nearby.
Getting there: JR Sōbu line to Ryōgoku Station - the Kokugikan is directly across the road from the west exit.